I have been ignoring Vista as a possibility for my home. My experiences with it at work and with firends and family that have used it have been frustrating. From troubles with getting an ADSL modem working reliably, to the amount of resources the thing seemed to chew. I was waiting for Vista SP1 before I even considered installing it on one of my home machines. The latest news on SP1 though makes me rethink this timing as well.
Information week posted last week that SP1 may not offer much in the way of new functionality, being mostly tweaks and bug fixes. Looking around I found a post on Windows Vista Blog that details what will make it to SP1. This confirms that SP1 will be fixes (Reliabilty and Performance improvemets), tweaks (Admin experience improvements) and some more hardware support.
I think MS has realised that many people wait for SP1 before even considering using a new product. Rather than add the new features that will make it a viable option, they look like they are getting an SP out and adoption up. It looks like I might be waiting until SP2 before I consider Vista now.
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I see your point. I have had Vista on my machine since June 26 2007. I remember that day because I was so happy to get my Vista, finally something new, finally I'm going to upgrade into the 21st century. Sadly, it was slow, sluggish, and running like a car with too much oil that hasn't been changed for more than a year (running heavy).
I did switch from Vista to XP and vice versa every 2 weeks to month. Now SP1 is out I haven't turned back to XP.
Vista, even on SP1, still has it's issues. But wasn't XP and XP SP1 the same way when they came out?
In the end, I like your article. I do believe that SP2 for XP made it what it is now, the perfect OS. Though XP will NEVER replace Vista, even in Vista SP2 or SP3, I do hope, along with you, that Vista's SP2 will perfect it.
Remember, it's takes practice to make perfect. MS was basically practicing with Vista after BETA. Now that they got the kinks, or some of them, the perfect Vista will be coming out.
Posted by Homer | May 20, 2008 12:44 PM
Posted on May 20, 2008 12:44